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By Jerry Bonkowski, The Sports Xchange CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks erupted for three mid-first period goals and never looked back, trouncing the Philadelphia Flyers 4-0 Tuesday at the United Center. With 21,162 on hand to watch, the Blackhawks improved to 4-0-1 on the young season, while the Flyers dropped to 1-3-2. Chicago forward Patrick Kane scored two goals in the contest, giving him a team-leading three tallies for the season. Making his first start and appearance of the season, Blackhawks goalie Antti Raanta was stellar in the net, turning back all 32 shots from the Flyers to earn his second career shutout in the NHL and also was selected the No. 1 star of the game....

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By Jerry Bonkowski, The Sports Xchange
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Snap went Derrick Rose.
Crash went the title hopes of the United Center.
Both teams. Within hours. Beep, beep. Drive home safely, Chicago.
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